Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-21
LADIES COLUMN.
Gay Promenaders in Tasteful Co.'S
tunes Fit in Autumn
Sunshine.
Styles Adapted 10 Various Forms,
Wraps for Winter-VenuA'
Cestus.
Efficient Household Rulers Among " Blue
Stockings" Fashion Notes.
Recipes, Etc.

ness will be lost in November mists, and
the melancholy days be given over to re-
gretful memories of past pleasures. YET
while the soft sutumnal sun woos sc
beauteoUsly the lovers of outdoor life
hasten TO grasp the feeting pleasure and
the streets are gay with fair promenaders
To an onlooker there seems to be two
decided styles in the costumes. Some
affect close fitting garment at the front
AMI sides with small tournure, all drapery
being confined TO the back. The front
and sides in some are laid in large box
plaits, snd the back drspery rendered
slightly bouffsnt by puffed gauZlng Iast-
ened high upon the tournUIe. This style
is specially becoming to young and grace.
full figures that are plump enough to have
no sharp angles and are not cut enough
TO sttrsct attention. The other by it's
skillful drapipg, the arrangement of which
may be dictated by caprice, is more be-
coming 10 stout and less classical figures.
One of the observable features in Co.'S
tunes for the season, is the use Of the
cloth polonaise with skirts of silk, satin,
ard velvet. This fashion is one of eco
nomic utility, but as artists are not apt
to consider such questions, where beauty
is the end 10 be attained, there must be
other reason for this style. 1t is probable
that modistes have learned that wool
fabrics tone softly with the skin, and ad-
just themselves gracefully to the form.
These cloth tuDics are made perfectly
plain, open in front and at the sides to
show the plated silk skirt beneath. Those
who object to this plsinness are equally
fashionable if they wesr a long tablier
drapery edged with fringe Topped high on
the side, leaving killed skirt quite visible,
with the back breedths lightly pulled, and
finished with full ribbon bows extending
across the bodice, ending in long loops
and ends at the left side.
This season is marked by striped and
plaided materials. Fortunately these
TWO styles reign the same season, for woe
be to the stout woman who decks herself
in checkerboard array. She may wear
narrow stripes, but to her tall, slight sis
ter must be left the plaid of wonderful
proportions. This need, however, be no
matter of regret, for all women of real
taste avoid eXsggeration in style or color,
and refined Womsn will naturally shrink
from anything that renders her Conspicu-
Gus.
La this latitude the we8ther has not yet
created demand for wraps heavier than
the shoulder cape. These are sometimes
simply round, but are more stylish when
tha fronts sre extended into tabs reach
ing nearly to the bottom OF the dress
When the cold days succeed these fair
ones closks will be needed, and there is
no lsck Of lovely fabrics in tai5 Inc.
These are TO be found in plain and
brocaded velvets, and in cloths of all the
new shades; there seems TO be decided
preference for copper-red and grsy-blue
Short cloaks ere little more than nantes
in cape shape, or have visite sleeves. The
long cloaks will be worn by elderly ladies;
these, however, are in ulster shape, while
those for younger women are more IN
redingote fashion, nearly filing the figure
and having full sleeves. Some affect the
long, full cloak, enveloping the Wearer
and without sleeves. It is adjusted to the
figure in the back with an added fullness
for the skirt.
AstrachaR Gs trimming is restored to
favor, and there IS a new gray fur, soft
and of firm fleece, which is used with
good effect with the new shades of blue.
For outdoor garments, fur promises to
be f6vorite trimming, and nothing seems
more suitable for this purpose.
One of the New York fashion journals
in speaking of the various ornamental &C
cessories to d lady's toilet, says that the
silver girdle is TO be superseded by ropes
of beads, links Of passementerie and later
bv fur rolls. The latter are made princi-
pally of sealskin and are a soft roll, about |
two inches in diameter, nearly three yards |
long and finished at the ends with balls Of |
sealkin pendant from passementerie |
loops. They cross the back at the waist |
line, droop down toward the front and !
are fastened low on the left hip. The |
bead girdles are of Jet beads, to be worn !
with black gowns, while others of col |
ored oeads will match the color of the |
gown with which they are to be worn.
PLAID COSTUME.
A stylish pls1ded costume of dark blue !
and wood brown Amazon cloth crossed |
with lines of golden amber. The under |
skirt OF dark blue velvet is killed its en-
tire length. The tunic above is of the |
plaid, drsped to reach quite to the foot of |
the underdress Just in front, and is open |
up each side to the belt. The cloth jacket |
is turned back with deep lapels of velvet, |
with 8 waistcoat beneath of the same |
closed with bronze buttons. Another !
costume is made of dark moss-green and /
smber plaid, the cloth OF basket weave.
The skirts are of this fabric intTicately /
dreped. Above is a Jersey Of silk-fnish |
stockinette, this of dark green with fine
cashmere gimp trimming on collar, vest !
and sleeves.
KNITTED STAR QUILTS
Materials Morse & Ksley's No. s knit
ting cotton. It takes about two boxes
Tor quilt. Four, shout No. 16, steel
needles.
Cast 5 stitches on each of needles, .
stitches on the third.
Make /, knit all round, and there are
l6 stitches.
First round Make l, 2 plain, repeat
rom to all round.
Second and all even rounds plain.
Third round-+Make l, plain, "repeat
rom to all round.
Fifth round-*M Make l, plain, ~repeat
rom to- ell round.
Seventh roupd--*Make l, plain, *re-
peat from to all round.
Ninth round-~Mske l, plain, repeat
from to all round.
Eleventh roupd-sMake 1, plain, *re-
peat from to sll round.
Twelfth round-This round being knit
ted plain, gives stitches between each
open row, which is the widest part Of
each stsr point.
Thirteenth roupd-*Make l, l plain,
rake ], narrow, plain. ~repeat from
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